St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
THE SALVATION ARMY.
DisgracefuI Disturbances-A Number of
Arrests Made.

Disgraceful Disturbances-AN Number OF
Arrests Made.
The salvation army has attracted
rather more than usual attention the
past week. Last Thursday and Satur-
day evenings pandemonium reigned
on Main street at the hour Of their APP
pearance. The street hoOdlums in
dulged in large-mOuthed oaths and
blasphemOus language, and made a
target of the big bass drum throwing
stones and torpedoes, frightening hors-
es and making quiet travel on the
streets impossible for the time being.
If there is no law that will reach the
salvationists, there is certainly law
enough to prevent the hoodlums from
carrying on as they do.
Since the above was put in type
more light has been let in on this mat
ter. During the day Tuesday the sal
vationists were visited by Lawyer
Nichols and others, who courteonsly re-
quested them not to parade and threat
ened them with arrest if they did So.
| They appeared on Main street at the
usual hour Tuesday evening and the
hOOdlums were out in full force to
greet them, with pockets filled with
stones and green apples. The out
door service was prolonged somewhat
until finally Officer Roberts seized the
two women and ordered them to move
on or he should arrest them. AS soon
as they became satisfied that Roberts
meant business they moved along,
marching down to Railroad street and
thence into the barracks where they
were followed with a shower of sods,
dirt, etc. During the meeting win
dows we're broken and other disturb
ances made by the rabble, but no ar
rests were made or attempted among
them. The salvationists on their part
INDUCED in language anything but
''meek and lowly" calling down curses
upon the head of one of the worthiest
pastors in st. Johnsbury who had pro-
vOked their wrath by saying, in ans
wer to a question, that parades with
drums ETC., on Sundays should not be
allowed.
Yesterday afternoon the following
members of the salvation army were
brought before Justice E. E. Sargent
by States Attorney Dunnett Martha
Webster, Cadet Fanny alias Fanny
Florblantz, Irving Hall, Samuel Mar
tin, Ed. Cowans and Charles Rodgers.
These parties being brought into the
court room seemed to find considerable
pleasure in their prominent positions,
and utilized the time while the pre-
liminaries were being arranged by
kneeling on the court room floor and
engaging in prayer.
The warrant contained four counts
First that on July 26, these persons
with force of arms disturbed and
broke the public peace by their tumul-
tuous and offensive carriage in public
by loud and offensive hallooing and
shouting, by violent beating of drums
tambourines and bones in the compact
parts of the village, disturbing public
peace and cOrrupting public morals
The second count was for disturbing
the peace in the night. The third waf
for disturbing a religious society while
engaged in worship, and the fourth fOl
conspiring to disturb the public peace
To these charges all plead not guilty
, AS they were not prepared for The
hearing it was postponed to Monday
, morning, and they were put under
bonds of 800 each-Irving Hall, Sam.
, uel Martin, G.. F. Weeks and j. A
NOyes bondsmen for Captain Webster
and Cadet Fanny; A. l.. Bragg fo
Charles Rodgers, and Policeman Rob
erts and Balch for Ed. COwan, bond
conditioned on the army not again ap
!, pearing on parade until after the hear
ing. Some 20 witnesses, many of then
, among the most prominent people il
the village, will be summoned. On
good that may result from this hear
ing, and the thing that the states at
+ torney may have had in mind in max
ing these arrests, is to settle the veXel
question as to whether the salvation
, lists are entitled to protection. A. F
Nichols will assist Mr.. Dunnett ant
, Harry Blodgett will probably appea
for the army. 1t is also said that Law
p yer Sulloway of Manchester, recent.
converted by the salvationists, will
appear for them.
, We have taken some pains to secur
+ reliable information concerning thes
disturbances, that have already assam
ed serious proportions. The authori
ties are justified in taking steps to pre-
vent the appearance of the army o.
the streets with drums, etc. The sicl
. have suffered from the noises, horse
! have been frightened and property ell
dangered. On the other hand, how
!, ever, the hOOdlums have made noises
9 compared with which the singing O
the army has been heavenly music
y and the worst of it is they know tina
s the officials are on their side. Som,
:, weeks ago the village trustees CAV
> orders to the police to keep out of th
y way unless sent for. Since this orde
;, was given the rabble has gone fror
bad to worse and Tuesday nights affai
:, was the legitimate result of it. Arrest
ing the salvationists may be the onl
way to stop their noisy parades, br
at the same there should have been al